Need Help Subsonic Filters, where can I get one?

It HAS been kinda dull around here Eldartford. Thanks for stirring things up!

Buscis2...As you will note (by reading my comment) I think that the best thing is to avoid the problem. I don't eat much vinyl. But when I do, my rumble filter avoids distress.

Eldarford, Do I detect a tone in your voice?

Being the non-confrontational, peace loving individual that I am, I would prefer to decline any further discourse, and instead would like to formally invite you over for dinner, just in order to maintain a non-animous rapport.

Let's see.....

Our menu could consist of:

Beethoven/Symphony No.7 (A DBX encoded LP)

Followed by.....

Beyond The Sound Barrier (ANOTHER) DBX encoded LP)

And as a palate cleansing finish.....

Tums. (Cherry Flavored)

Our time could also be entertained by discussing antiquated, miserably failed, unaccepted technologies developed as "band-aids" in order to attempt to repair problems that should not have existed in the first place.

A good time is surely guaranteed for all.

Please R.S.V.P. A.S.A.P.
An expedient response is requested.

Most Respectfully, Ed.

Buscis2...I gather that you still have DBX encoded records. All my objections to the vinyl medium (well almost all) are put aside when we talk about these discs. I no longer have them, but when I did I thought that they were as quiet and as dynamic as digital discs. A bloody shame they died.

I guess I would categorize DBX encoding, like RIAA equalization, as a "band aid" on the basic recording media, but a very effective one. To extend the medical analogy, if the symptoms are completely relieved, you really don't need to cure the disease.

Oh, with a great degree of reluctance I have to admit, Yes. I still have the DBX records I mentioned. I actually had about a dozen of them (I think that was the complete DBX library). I gave them all away yet these two managed to hide and avoid transfer of ownership.

My opinion of the DBX format was very much like yours. As I am sitting here reading the gatefold cover, I am still amazed that DBX claimed a 90db dynamic range through their use of "Linear Decibel Companding". It DID work. I had actually started with the original 3BX. That unit was the ORIGINAL all discreet unit. The rack mountable 3BX and 4BX units that followed used ICs.

The use of the 3BX in conjunction with a Luxman 10 band parametric equalizer and a DBX 222 tape noise reduction unit was the cats ass. (That was a whole BOX of band-aids).

All that shit back then "daisy chained together". Let's see , if memory serves, it went from Pre Amp to EQ, EQ to DBX, DBX to Noise Reduction, Noise reduction to Tape Deck, Tape deck BACK to Noise reduction, Noise reduction to DBX, DBX to EQ, EQ to Pre Amp and finally Pre Amp to Amps. I always firmly believed in the shortest possible signal path.

And now I cringe just thinking about using a separate power amp.

P.S. What about dinner? We could forget about the Tums.